The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that about twice as many electric vehicles were sold in the first half of 2013 compared to the first half of 2012. The DOE noted the very low cost of fueling an electric car versus fueling a gasmobile, and the eGallon tool it recently unveiled. “The eGallon, a quick and simple way for consumers to compare the costs of fueling electric vehicles vs. driving on gasoline, rose slightly to $1.18 from $1.14 in the latest monthly numbers, but remains far below the $3.49 cost of a gallon of gasoline...”Visit Clean Technica for full article

ClarkSC...you nailed it...."========================LOL, of course they'll include no numbers, the numbers are too depressing to this non-news blog spot that does nothing but cheerlead for the foolish that have bought into the EV kook-aid.

But hey, it's hard to admit when you've been taken by the lies. So you keep trying to get others to fall for the same sad sales pitch.

"25% increase in electricity rates comingpart of my issue with electric cars is the monopoly in "refueling" "

EV driving is like $1/gal gas instead of $4/gal. A 25% increase is like $1.25/gal. Not a big deal. You can't make your own gas...but you can buy your own solar cells, for example, and charge your car yourself.

You think that oil prices aren't a monopoly? Technically no, but the prices are plus or minus 5-10% within anyone's driving range. Meanwhile electric prices vary by large amounts across the country. And it is possible to get lower rates at night. Does it cost less to fillup with gas at night?

I think we will continue to see large percentage increases in EV sales even though the actual numbers will remain small. If and when they are able to travel over 100 miles on a single charge then the number of EVs sold will increase dramatically.